Current Calendar Day
15 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 1, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Full Moon
Biblical Time
Evening
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:20 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:21 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 1 of 8: Evening
Sabbath begins tonight at sundown.
At sundown: 16 Zif / Iyar 5951 begins.
In the Hebrew calendar, the day begins at sundown rather than at midnight.
Biblical watch progression
Evening
Late Evening
Midnight
Pre-Dawn
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
Toward Sundown
DSS date
Gregorian
Sabbath
Feast
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Elul
Waning Crescent
Dec 29
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
New Moon
Dec 30
Wednesday
3
Elul
New Moon
Dec 31
Thursday
4
Elul
New Moon
Jan 1
Friday
5
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 2
Saturday
6
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 3
Sunday
7
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 4
Monday
8
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 5
Tuesday
9
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 6
Wednesday
10
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 7
Thursday
11
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 8
Friday
12
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 9
Saturday
13
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 10
Sunday
14
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 11
Monday
15
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 12
Tuesday
16
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 13
Wednesday
17
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 14
Thursday
18
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 15
Friday
19
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 16
Saturday
20
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 17
Sunday
21
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 18
Monday
22
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 19
Tuesday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 20
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 21
Thursday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 22
Friday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 23
Saturday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 24
Sunday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 25
Monday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 26
Tuesday
30
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 27
Wednesday
31
Elul
New Moon
Jan 28
Thursday
Rosh Chodesh